The first West Coast Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-6 here Jan. 20 at 1:08 p.m. PST.
This will be the largest rocket ever to launch from the West Coast of the United States.
“This launch marks a significant milestone in our nation’s space capability,” said Lt. Col. Brady Hauboldt, launch director. “We’ve really restored a national capability for heavy lift on the Western Range, something we have not had since the last of the Titan IV-Bs flew out of Vandenberg. This extends our ability to cost effectively deliver payloads of all sizes and compliments.”
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